No purpose in advertising tollways

Wendy Abrams of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority declared, “ ... we worked hard to ensure that we were being as responsible as we could be with the finances we have” regarding the free transponders given to tollway employees. And tollway board director said that the transponder practice “causes the public not to have complete confidence that we’re running the most efficient operation possible.”

How can anyone have confidence in any of the financial decisions of the tollway when they put window-sized posters around town telling people to consider taking the tollway? Really? Do they honestly think that they need to advertise the tollways? Do any of us not realize that there are tollways to use? Please don’t use my money to tell me something I already know.

Sarah Solak

Arlington Heights